Product Details

• Actors: Errol Flynn, Maureen O'Hara
• Directors: George Sherman
• Format: Full Screen, Import, Color, NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000B95I8E
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #248,549 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

A great pirate movie with Errol Flynn, Maureen O'Hara and Anthony Quinn.

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Forgotton but not forgetable, February 10, 2002

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Peter Ingemi (Worcester County, Massachusetts United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Against All Flags [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Errol Flynn leads a great cast including Maureen O'Hara, Anthony Quinn and Mildred Natwick in his last true swashbuckler.

Flynn plays an English officer going undercover to infiltrate a pirate haven. He crosses swords with both O'Hara & Quinn during the spectacle. Though Flynn is the star the interplay between O'Hara & Quinn is at least as interesting as the play between her and Flynn.

O'Hara handles a sword well and is believeable as a lady pirate. I always felt that in the battle of strong women (O'Hara vs Hepburn) O'Hara would win. It is the rare movie when she plays the fem fatale (I think I remember one picture with Tyrone Power.)

Flynn is older and subdued in comparison to his Captian Blood days, but he pulls off his role with style, and Anthony Quinn shows why he was an active actor right until the end, (it would be 40 years later when he would finally win O'Hara in ONLY THE LONELY.)

A very hard movie to find, but worth the effort.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful movie and excellent DVD quality, January 1, 2007

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open ears (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Against All Flags (DVD)

I have been trying to get this film for years, after having seen it as a teenager, in vain. I was so happy to finally be able to buy it, and confirm that my teenage impression was correct: I loved it even more now. The chemistry between Errol Flynn and Maureen O'Hara is electric, even by today's standards. The photography and action-superb, the humor subtle.

The young Anthony Quinn as the villain Capt. Brasiliano is priceless-so dark and handsome, and as for fiery beauty Maureen as Spitfire and an impossibly good-looking Errol as Mr. Hawke who falls for her....sigh, sigh, sigh!
The quality of the imported DVD is excellent, with very sharp, clear picture and rich color and sound.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars AN OLDER FLYNN STILL HAS SOME CHARM, March 30, 2005

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Tim Janson (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Against All Flags [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Against all Flags was made in 1952 when flynn was clearly on the downside of his career. His legal troubles and his drinking had taken its toll on him both physically and mentally and he no longer exuded that boyish charm that fans had come to adore in the 30's and early 1940's. Despite Flynn's condition, he still manages to pull off an effective swashbuckler and is greatly helped along by the presence of Anthony Quinn and Maureen O' Hara.

Flynn plays Brian Hawke, a British Naval officer posing as a Pirate to infiltrate their ranks and to eventually get information on their island defenses in Madagascar for the English. Accepted by the Pirate ranks Flynn still comes under the suspicion of the ship's Captain Roc Brasilano (Quinn) who takes an immediate dislike to him. O' Hara plays female pirate "spitfire" Stevens who eventually becomes the object of both men's desire. Complicating matters for Flynn is a rescued Indian princess Patma (Alice Kelley) who immediately becomes smitten with Hawke. All this leads to an eventual confrontation and duel between Flynn and Quinn in a well-shot sword battle.

Shot in Technicolor the scenery is just gorgeous and you only wish that Flynn's earlier films like The Sea Hawk had been in color as well. The cinematography is quite breath-taking. Despite playin the tough female role, O' Hara is still treated like "a woman" which I'm sure she wasn't happy about. Hollywood proved it was still a bit racist even in the 1950's as Alice kelley doesn't look remotely Indian in her role as Princess Patma. Quinn does the best with his role playing yet another ethnic villian, this time a ruthless Spaniard.

Despite his age and physical condition, Flynn still manages enough of the old charm and charisma to pull off this part. He was only 43 but his hard-living lifestyle made him look older. All in all while Against All Flags will never be remembered as one of Flynn's best films, it has enough going for it to be recommended for his fans or fans of the swashbuckling genre.